Book protector marker holder



m M, 1941, c. E. BAITINGER I BOOK PROTECTOR MARKER HOLDER Filed Jan. 30', 1941 Patented Oct. 14, 1941 UNITE D STAT ES PATENT OFFICE BOOK PROTECTOE.MARKER HOLDER Carl E. Baitinger, Qakiandg. Calif;

Application January 30, 1941, Serial.No..3,76, 69.7

4' Claims. (Q1. 116-119)" This invention. relates to an improved book marker constructed and arranged so that a plurality of page markers may be employed. for marking a number of different pages of a book,

said markers being readily removable and re-.

placeable selectively for varying the pages to be marked.

More particularly, it is an aim of the invention to provide abook marker of the type heretofore described adapted for use with books of different dimensionsand having means to prevent damage to the binding. of the book,. to. which the marker is applied, by-provi'ding means for spacing the individual page, markers away from the binding asuficient distance so that they will not tend to spread. the; binding whenthe book is closed.

Still a further aim of the invention is to provide. a book marker having means whereby the pages adjacent the. covers of the book can be readily opened without interference due to the markerbeingv applied thereto.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafter become more fully apparent from the following description of the drawing, which illustrates a. preferred embodiment thereof, and wherein;

Figure 1. is a perspective View of a book equ pped with the book marker comprising the invention,

Figure 2. is a. fragmentary plan View of the sameshowing the-.iront cover thereof in an open.

position,

Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 2 showing the book opened to a marked. page,

Figure 4 is a plan view of one of the marking strips, and

Figure 5 is a. similar view of one of the elastic strand supporting strips.

Referring. more particularly to the drawing, wherein like reference characters designate like or corresponding parts throughout the different views, I01 designates generally a book, shown for the purpose of illustrating the invention which will hereinafter be described, and which includes a front cover II, a back cover I2, a binding I3 and pages I4.

The book marker, designated generally I5, includes three corresponding elongated strips of celluloid or a like material I6 which are provided with openings II adjacent the ends thereof and notches I8 which communicate with the openings IT and which open outwardly of the ends ofthe strips I6. The notches I8 diverge toward their outer, open ends. As best seen in Figure 5, the openings I"! of each of the strips I'S are disposed in longitudinal al-inement and adjacent to one. longitudinal edge. of the strip I6, designated I9 and remote to the other longitudinal edge thereof. One of the strips [6 is adapted to be disposed between the front cover II and the first or title page I4 adjacent thereto, another of the strips I6 isv disposed between the back cover I2 and the last. page I4-,,and the third strip I 6 is disposed between. the intermediate pages I4 at the center ofthe book I0. As best illustrated in Figure 2, the strips I6 are. of sufficient length so irom the binding l3.

that the distance between the openings I1 is substantially equal to the length of the pages I4 so that the openings II. will be disposed-just beyond the edges of the pages at, the ends of the book I0 when the strips. I16. are arranged longitudinally thereon as illustrated in Figures 1 to 3. The strips I6 aredisposed with, one of their longitudinal edges: bearing. against the inner side of the binding I3, and with respect to the intermediate strip I6, it is. disposed sothat its longitudinal edge 20 is always, innermost tobear against the binding I3- while the other two, outer strips I 6 are, as illustrated, disposed also with their edges 20- innermost. and against the binding I3 although, under certain circumstances the edges IQ. of these outerv strips t6 are disposed innermost, as will hereinafter beexplained.

An elastic strand 2| is disposed around the pages I4 and engages the openings 11 of the three strips I.6-. The ends of the strand 2I are detachably and adjustably engaged by a clip or clamp 22, which is formed from a. pieceof thin metal which is. bent upon itself and the ends of. which will retain the positions in which they are. placed. relatively to one another. The clip 22' is. disposed between the front cover II and the strip I6 which is adjacent thereto and it will be obvious; that the ends of the strand 2| may; be. adjusted relatively to each other and to the clip- 22: for adjusting the tension of the strand;

A: plurality of page markers 23 are adapted to be selectively arranged between certain of the pages I4 and to be retained in place therein by the strand 2:I. and the supporting strips I B. Re-.

ferring: particularly tov Figure 4, each of the page markers 2-3 includes an elongated strip 210i celluloid or the like havingcorresponding arcuately shaped. ends 2-5 which are curved transversely of the intermediate portion thereof so, that the portion 2.6 is offset, laterally relatively to the ends 25; The ends 2-5 are provided with outwardly opening notches. 2;! having enlarged circular portions 28. forming: their inner, closed ends and which correspondto the openings II. Thedistance, between the;portions 28 of each of the page markers 23 corresponds to the distance between the openings: I1 of each of' the strips I6 and the openings28 are adapted toengage complementary end portions of. the; strand M, as best illustrated in- Figure 3 for attaching the marker 23-thereto-andfor positioning the marker so that the intermediate portion 26 thereof is offset away It will be obvious that the strand 2! can be stretched sufiiciently to engage the notches 21 and their portions 28 and the strips 24 are preferably sufficiently yieldable to permit them to be flexed sufficiently to detach them from or attach them to complementary end portions of the strand 2|. The page marker 23 is provided with an integral tab 29 which projects from the outer edge of the intermediate portion 26 and which is of sufiicient length to extend beyond the outer edges of the pages I4. The exposed portions of the free ends of the tabs 29 are adapted to contain numbers or other indicia for identifying the pages marked thereby with reference to the other marked pages i4. The book protector marker holder i5 is especially adapted for use with the book entitled Scienc and Health which is a text book of Christian Scientists, portions of which are read and studied daily to cover weekly assignments of sections contained in various portions of the book and which are read in a certain order. It will therefore be obvious that the page markers 23 are readjusted weekly. The manner of employing the tabs 29 for locating previously marked pages M'is considered to be clear and needs no explanation. The strip [6 which is disposed between the center pages of the book Ifi, as previously stated, is disposed so that its edge 20 is adjacent to and bears against the binding iii to space its opening l1 remotely to the binding [3 to thereby space corresponding portions of the strand 2| substantially away from the binding I3 so that all portions of the page markers 23 which ar anchored by the strand 2! will be spaced sufiiciently from the binding I3 so as not to spread and damage the binding when the book [0 is closed. The other two, outermost strips IS, on the other hand, are ordinarily disposed so that'their edges i9 abut against the inner side of the binding [3 so that the portions of the strand 2| which are disposed adjacent to the' upper and lower edges of the first few and last few pages M will be adjacent to the binding l3 so as not to interfere with opening the book it) to the pages Is near the beginning or end of the book. However, when the page markers 23 are to be moved and replaced the two outermost strips [6 are first removed and replaced with their edges 26 adjacent the binding 53, as illustrated in Figure 2 so that all portions of the strand 2| will be substantially the same distance from the binding l3 to permit the page markers 23 to be more readily removed and reapplied.

Various modifications and changes are contemplated and may obviously be resorted to as only a preferred embodiment of the invention has been disclosed.

I claim as my invention:

1. A book marker comprising a plurality of elongated strips of Celluloid or the like including a strip disposed between the first page and the front cover of a book, a strip disposed between the last page and th rear cover of the book, and a stripdisposed between the pages at the center of the book, said strips beingarranged adjacent the binding of the book and extending lengthwise thereof and being of a length slightly greater than the length of the book pages, said strips being provided with openings adjacent their ends, said openings being disposed adjacent to and beyond the ends of the pages, said strips having notchestherein communicating with said openings, the openings of each of said strips being disposed in longitudinal alinement and adjacent one longitudinal edge of the strip, a strand of fiexible, elastic material disposed around said strips and the pages of the book and seated in the openings of the strips, said strips forming a support for holding the elastic trand, when under tension, out of engagement with the. pages of the book, a plurality of strips of Celluloid adapted to be disposed between the pages and having notched ends for engaging portion of the elastic strand for detachably anchoring said last mentioned strips between the pages, said notched ends being offset relatively to the intermediate portions of said last mentioned strips so that said intermediate portions will be paced outwardly from the book binding, and said last mentioned strips having transparent tab portions projecting laterally therefrom and extending beyond the free edges of the pages, and the openings of the first mentioned strips and the notched ends of the last mentioned strips being so arranged with respect to the longitudinal edges of their respective strips in a manner to hold the last mentioned strips away from the binding of the book.

2. A book marker as in claim 1 the longitudinal edge, of the first mentioned strip, which is disposed in the center of the book, and which is remote to the openings in said strip, being disposed adjacent the binding of the book for spacing the portions of the elastic strand extending through the openings in said strip, substantially away from the book binding to thereby space and retain th last mentioned strips away from the book binding.

3. A book marker as in claim 1, the longitudinal edge of each of the outermost strips of said first mentioned group of strips, and which is disposed adjacent to said openings thereof, being normally disposed adjacent the binding of the book to permit the book to be more readily opened to the pages adjacent the covers of the book, said aforementioned outer strips being reversible to position the openings thereof away from the binding for detaching and attaching the last mentioned marker strip to and from the elastic strand, and the central strip of the first mentioned strips being disposed with its longitudinal edge, which is remote from the openings, adjacent the binding.

4. A book marker comprising an elastic band disposed under tension around the pages of a book and adjacent the book binding, a plurality of page marker strips disposed between pages of the book, longitudinally thereof, the ends of said marker strips projecting beyond the ends of the pages and being provided with notches opening outwardly of said ends for engaging the band, a strip disposed between the front cover and the first page of the book, a strip disposed between the back cover and last page of the book, and a strip disposed between the center pages of the book, said last mentioned strips extending longitudinally of the pages and beyond the ends thereof and having outwardly opening notches in said ends for engaging the band, the notches of each of the last mentioned strips being disposed adjacent one of its longitudinal edges, and said last mentioned strips being adapted to be disposed with either of their longitudinal edges adjacent the book binding for varying the position of the marker strips relatively to the book binding.

CARL E. BAITINGER. 

